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Of Interest archive

2015

5 Jan 2015

Collaboration with the Host Organization CEA

​Since the early days of project implementation in Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France, ITER's closest neighbour and host—the French …
5 Jan 2015

Korea awards contract for vacuum vessel gravity supports

​The Korean Domestic Agency signed an important contract with Korean supplier Wonil Corp. for the ITER vacuum vessel gravity supports on 11…
5 Jan 2015

Now on show: the ITER absolute valve

Visitors coming to the ITER site will from now on have one more attraction to discover: The mock-up of an ITER absolute valve seal and test…
5 Jan 2015

December 2014 issue of Fusion in Europe

The December 2014 issue of Fusion in Europe focuses on work underway—including novel types of simulations and materials research—to support…
5 Jan 2015

Assystem releases three videos on its participation in ITER

Assystem, a leading international group in the fields of engineering and innovation consultancy, is part of the ENGAGE consortium (Assystem…
5 Jan 2015

The future of fusion power

​The next two years in MIT's Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) may see fusion research embark on a landmark period of…

2014

15 Dec 2014

ITER hosts an international workshop on remuneration

On 5 December 2014, Osamu Motojima, Director-General of the ITER Organization, opened a day-long international workshop on remuneration…
15 Dec 2014

Turning out one radial plate per month

Inside of ITER's large D-shaped toroidal field coils, the stacked layers of conductor will be held in place by radial plates…
15 Dec 2014

New director for MIT fusion centre

​In November, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced a new director for its Plasma Science and Fusion Center, home to…
12 Dec 2014

Rebuild of UK's MAST tokamak continues

​The Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) facility at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) is undergoing a major £30 million upgrade that…
3 Dec 2014

Top management changes at Fusion for Energy

​The Governing Board of the European Domestic Agency for ITER Fusion for Energy (F4E) has decided to appoint Dr Pietro Barabaschi as Acting…
3 Dec 2014

Francesco Romanelli bids farewell to EUROfusion

With a lecture on the subject of "The Fusion Roadmap and the challenges of the ITER era," Francesco Romanelli completed his tenure as EFDA…
3 Dec 2014

ITER Russia opens its doors to young researchers

​For the third consecutive year, young scientists involved with ITER Project implementation from Russia's major research centres were…
28 Nov 2014

Daniel Clery on "A Piece of the Sun"

​Science writer Daniel Clery visited the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) recently to talk about his book on the history of fusion,…
26 Nov 2014

Rob Goldston among Foreign Policy magazine's 100 top global thinkers

​Editors of Foreign Policy magazine have named fusion physicist Rob Goldston, a Princeton University professor of astrophysical sciences…
24 Nov 2014

Supercomputer lends insight into plasma dynamics

​Studying the intricacies and mysteries of the sun is physicist Wendell Horton life's work. A widely known authority on plasma physics, his…
21 Nov 2014

Latest newsletter for the US ITER Project Office

The November issue of the US ITER News Update is available on line. It includes a full review of the status of US procurement for ITER and…
17 Nov 2014

FuseNet launches new education support schemes

​FuseNet, the European platform to coordinate and improve fusion education, has launched a new student support scheme in cooperation with…
17 Nov 2014

First Highly Exceptional Load sails to ITER

​On Friday 14 November, the first Highly Exceptional Load (HEL) destined to the ITER site was loaded onto the container ship CMA-Ivanhoe in…
13 Nov 2014

Princeton researchers present cutting edge results at APS Plasma Physics Conference

​Some 135 researchers, graduate students, and staff members from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL, US)) joined 1,500 research…